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4[[quoteright:330:[[WesternAnimation/{{Ewoks}} https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/plant_mooks.png]]]]
5[[caption-width-right:330:Not-so-dandelions.]]
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7->'''Monica:''' But they're alive, right?\
8'''Aaron:''' Depends on your definition of alive. They have more in common with broccoli than they do with you. Or me.\
9'''Monica:''' I hate broccoli. Let's kill 'em.
10-->-- ''ComicBook/{{Nextwave}}''
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12Need an army of disposable {{Mooks}} but can't be bothered to [[PunchClockVillain pay them]] or [[MechaMooks build them?]] Maybe you can give your GreenThumb a workout and grow your own -- all you need is some soil, some sunlight, and a little AppliedPhlebotinum, and a bumper crop of minions awaits.
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14Like their technological brethren, the MechaMooks, Plant Mooks have the advantage of providing an army of cannon fodder for the heroes without incurring the wrath of the MoralGuardians. Their strength and durability can also be justified by their plant nature -- an individual sapling might be a pushover, but a [[WhenTreesAttack giant walking tree]] will be more than a handful for most heroes. And it's not hard to give the Plant Mooks additional hero-stopping powers, such as vines to tie them up or sticky sap to trap them.
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16Unlike a PlantPerson, a Plant Mook is seldom a protagonist or viewpoint character. After all, WhatMeasureIsAMook In almost all cases, the Plant Mook's main purpose is to throw themselves at the heroes and get [[{{Pun}} mowed down like grass.]]
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18A subtrope of PlantPerson, PlantAliens, ArtificialHuman, and FantasticFlora. Also see MushroomMan, WhenTreesAttack, ManEatingPlant, and GardenOfEvil.
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26* ''Anime/Cyborg009VsDevilman'': Halfway through the film, the Cyborgs have to battle an entire army of plant-like demons, although it quickly turns into a CurbStompBattle in favour of the far more powerful cyborgs.
27* ''Anime/DigimonAdventure'': Puppetmon, the Dark Master who rules over Spiral Mountain's forested areas, often makes use of large numbers of plant-based Digimon such as Woodmon and [=RedVegiemon=] -- roughly humanoid tree stumps and hopping fruit with tentacles, respectively -- as low-level henchmen.
28* ''Manga/DragonBallZ'': The saibamen are used by Saiyans as sparring partners and low-level infantry. Six are unleashed on Earth by Nappa, who plants their seeds in the ground. They are defeated by the Z Fighters, but manage to take at least one with them.
29* ''Anime/SailorMoon'': The first film deals with a plant monster named Kisenian. She created several plant mooks that were a big trouble for the Sailor Senshi since they just kept growing from the soil and thus were very hard to defeat.
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33* ''ComicBook/AstroCity'': In one story, the villainous group Pyramid was growing an army of plant-soldiers inside a secret creche in Burma, only to be stopped by the Point Man. Another story refers to plant-based ArtificialHumans created with technology from the Garden Gnome.
34* ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': Poison Ivy often grows her own army of mooks. It's also a particularly handy way to get around her disdain for men.
35* In ''ComicBook/{{Nextwave}}'', the Beyond Corporation's "Human Resources" are genetically-modified kelp, grown in gardens, and driven by software. Their level of sentience is left ambiguous.
36* ''ComicBook/WonderWoman'' [[ComicBook/WonderWoman1942 Vol 1]]: While older Rykornians definitely have their own sense of self newly hatched/grown ones are fully functional and only follow the will of their king, which they know as soon as their about. This allows the king to quickly grow himself an army.
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40* ''Fanfic/HalfPastAdventure'': [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Forest Wizard]] has a number of plant mooks under his control, whom he uses to capture Macy and her friends. In addition to being able to blend into the forest since they're literally bushes, they also have some manner of nets that restrict Huntress Wizard's magic. [[spoiler:Once they no longer have the advantage of surprise, though, they're pathetically quick to fall.]]
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44* ''WesternAnimation/DespicableMe1'': Although it's never stated in the movies themselves, Gru's minions were originally supposed to be genetically modified kernels of corn. They've later been retconned into a preexisting race of yellow corn-like things.
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48* ''Film/{{Maleficent}}'': The Sentries who resemble tall, wooden soldiers with demonic faces, and ride on huge boars.
49* ''Film/ReturnOfTheKillerTomatoes'' has the Tomato Transformation device, which turns tomatoes into people.
50* ''Literature/LegendOfTheShadowWarriors'': Plant-based mooks are a reoccuring enemy for you to face, from the [[PumpkinPerson pumpkin-headed Haggworths]] to the root-like Mandrakes which will perform a KillAndReplace on their victims. You need to fight an entire army of Mandrake mooks at some point in your adventure, but luckily their numbers can be shaved down due to their [[KillItWithFire severe weakness against fire]].
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54* ''Series/KamenRiderGeats'': The [[MonsterOfTheWeek Jyamato]] are plant-based creatures cultivated by the gardener Archimedel to serve as antagonists for the Desire Grand Prix.
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58* ''VideoGame/Ashes2063'': Episode 2, ''Afterglow'', has both Matangos and Spore Mortars. The former is a mobile patch of weeds as aggressive as a panther and capable of spitting jets of acid at ''very'' high speeds, while the latter is a turret-like inflorescence that can launch gobs of spores like mortar shells, with the explosive power to match, at things that come close. Both are significantly deadlier than most wasteland mutants; luckily, in line with the usual trope, both are ''[[KillItWithFire very]]'' [[KillItWithFire vulnerable to fire]], and one of your best weapons is the [[FireBreathingWeapon Master Blaster]].
59* In ''VideoGame/DefenseOfTheAncients'' and its sequel ''VideoGame/Dota2'', Malfurion, Nature's Prophet, can turn trees into an army of small treants. They are most often used as cannon fodder to soak up the attacks of towers, which makes him one of the most efficient heroes for destroying buildings.
60* ''Franchise/DragonQuest'': The series has a variety of plant monsters that are either leaves, mushrooms, [[WhenTreesAttack trees]], cucumbers, seed like babies, onions, carrots, Venus flytraps, eggplants, etc.
61** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestII'': Treefaces, Treevils, Chewlips, and Gnashturtiums.
62** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIII'': Funghouls, Morphean Mushrooms, and Mushroom Mages
63** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIV'': Stump Chump, Stump Grumps, Carnvines, Mandragores, Venus Guytraps
64** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestV'': Bad Apples, Rotten Apples, Cactiballs, Fandangows, Mental Pitchers, Screwball Pitchers, Gourdzillas
65** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVI'': Ornery Onions, Loathsome Leeks, Brimstone Bulbs, Scare Roots, Wild Carrots, Toxic Turnips, Budding Sorcerers, and Blooming Sorcerers
66** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVII'': Woebergines, Awebergines, Monologs, Direlogs, Writhing Roots, Gripevines, Gourdzillas, and Übergines, the last of which makes its first appearance in the 3DS remake.
67** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestVIII'': Capsichums, Paprikans, and Dark Macarbours, while the 3DS remake has the Cherreevil Blossoms, a monster that is only encountered after killing 30 Treefaces.
68** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestIX'': Cruelcumbers, Zumeanies, Scourgettes, Leafy Larrikins, Bud Brothers, and Shivery Shrubbies, the last of which will still follow you around even if you're at a higher level.
69** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestX'': Bushy Babies, Acorn Babies, Foebergines, Haunted Tomatoes, Mountain Onions, Aloehahas, Antiquitrees, Evil Tim Trees, Sinistletoes, Shamanjus, Maizetresses, Scary Cherry Blossoms, Snowballs, Ayashiitakes
70** ''VideoGame/DragonQuestXI'': Gnawchids, Stump Champs, and Golden Globes[[note]]Making their main series debut after previously debuting in the 3DS remake of Dragon Quest Monsters 2[[/note]]
71* ''VideoGame/{{Dreamkiller}}'' has the Dark Forest level, where every onscreen enemy is a plant-humanoid.
72* ''VideoGame/EasternExorcist'' contains legions and legions of Treants, humanoids made of bark and wood with visible faces, as a recurring enemy in forest areas.
73* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyXIV'': A variation occurs where you can get special seeds which, when planted, produces a pet-like minion.
74* ''VideoGame/{{Fishgun}}'' is a game where certain fruits, including peaches, pears and cherries, have gained sentience and are hunting you down, and you spend the whole game slaughtering legions upon legions of killer fruits.
75* ''VideoGame/FlashOfTheBlade'' have sentient, andromorphic bamboo people as enemies in the bamboo forest stage. Who somehow bleeds red once you sliced them apart, despite being plants. They have a habit of pretending to be [[NobodyHereButUsStatues real bamboo trees]] before attacking you.
76* ''VideoGame/FoxNForests'': Some enemies in the game look like humanoid monsters made from vines.
77* ''VideoGame/GenshinImpact'': Whopperflowers sometimes roam around the wilderness: sometimes they hide inside the ground, and can appear if the player picks up the wrong plant in a field where there are 3 or 4 plants, like mints and sweet flowers.
78%%* ''VideoGame/{{Germination}}'': Every enemy (except for the boss).
79* All of the enemies in ''VideoGame/KazeAndTheWildMasks'' are fruits and vegetables mutated into monsters by the EvilSorcerer Typhoon.
80* ''Franchise/KingdomHearts'': The Black and White Fungus Heartless.
81* ''VideoGame/{{Kolibri}}'': The corrupting crystal that fell from space and is turning Earth's own life against it like a cancer affected plants as well as animals. Buds that shoot projectiles and carnivorous blossoms that try to devour Kolibri are the main two examples seen.
82* ''Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda'' has the Deku Babas, which attack Link with their mouths but can be defeated by cutting their thin stems. ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTheWindWaker The Wind Waker]]'' has the Boko Babas instead, while ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaTwilightPrincess'' has Baba Serpents, [[{{Determinator}} which keep coming at Link even with their stems cut off]] and [[UndergroundMonkey Twilight versions]], ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSpiritTracks'' has [[PlayingWithFire Fire Babas]], and ''[[VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaSkywardSword Skyward Sword]]'' has a smart, yellow-colored version called Quadro Baba.
83* ''VideoGame/TheMunchables'': The Space Pirates are all based on food and other edible plant stuff. It also proves to be their downfall, [[EasilyThwartedAlienInvasion because why would anyone want to invade a planet home to the biggest eaters in the galaxy when their entire army is edible?]]
84* ''VideoGame/{{Neptunia}}'': If your enemy isn't a classic video game mook, a fear-striking mech, or an {{Eldritch Abomination}}, this is probably the kind of mook you're fighting.
85* ''VideoGame/{{Pikmin}}'' is about leading an army of the titular plant/animal-like creatures to ensure your survival and prosperity.
86* ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombies'':
87** Inverted in the first game, where you'll grow an army of plants to defend your home against invading zombies -- in this case, ''you're'' the one sending the Plant Mooks out against your foes.
88** Played straight in ''VideoGame/PlantsVsZombiesGardenWarfare 2'', which introduces the Weeds -- the plant counterparts to the Spawnable Zombies and emeries for players on the Zombie side.
89* In ''VideoGame/RagnarokOnline,'' there are the spore and red spore monsters, which resemble mushrooms with faces and their caps pop open to reveal a huge mouth full of teeth.
90* ''VideoGame/SakuraWars3IsParisBurning'': The Great Oak Tree, the Phantoms of Paris' base of operations, as well as [[BigBad Salu]]'s, has Avalanches and Thors, the latter of which is named after the Norse God of Thunder.
91* ''[[VideoGame/SpongeBobSquarePantsCreatureFromTheKrustyKrab [=SpongeBob=] [=SquarePants=]: Creature from the Krusty Krab]]'' features a parasitic organism that grows inside the Alaskan Bull Worm's stomach in the "Alaskan Belly Trouble" level. It is a plant-like enemy that spit wads of slime at [=SpongeBob=].
92* ''VideoGame/SuperLesbianAnimalRPG'' has Freaky Flowers, plantlike monsters native to the Uncanny Valley and mutated by it's mana radiation. They attack with snaring vines to disable party members.
93* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
94** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros1'': The game marked the debut of Piranha Plant, a carnivorous plant that often pops up from pipes. In this game, they're colored green, but in later installments they're red unless they're part of a special variant. Subsequent games in the series also introduce variants like one which shoots fireballs, one which jumps and then slowly descends, and even one which shoots a particular project (ink at the screen, mud at the floor, or poison at invisible terrain). The Piranha Plant's recognition led to its inclusion as a DLC playable character in ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBrosUltimate''.
95** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros2'':
96*** Pokey, a sentient xerophyte creature made of round cacti sections; hitting its lower pieces will reduce the enemy's size but keep it alive, while hitting the head will kill it instantly. In this game, it's colored green and can be stepped onto its head; in later games, it is colored yellow or orange and is no longer safe to attempt CraniumRide on it. Both types are featured in ''VideoGame/PaperMarioStickerStar'' and ''[[VideoGame/PaperMarioColorSplash Color Splash]]''.
97*** Panser is a lotus-shaped plant that shoots fireballs (bigger than those of Piranha Plants) upward. The gray and green ones simply aim skyward, the red ones lean their shots at the side closest to the player, and pink ones move sideways ''and'' intend to hit the player. A successor species (the Volcano Lotus) appears later in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld'', shooting smaller fireballs but releasing up to four of them at the same time.
98** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioBros3'': Several plant mooks debut in this game.
99*** The Nipper is a white Piranha Plant infant that either remains in its position or moves by making short leaps; when Mario or Luigi jumps past it, the enemy will perform a larger jump to attempt to bite them.
100*** The Muncher is a strong, black colored plant that never moves from its position; when grouped in rows, they act as living SpikesOfDoom (a P Switch will turn them in coins in this game, but in later ones the only way to deal with them is with POW blocks).
101*** The Ptooie is a Piranha Plant that plays juggling with a Spike Ball. Some specimens play their scene while standing still, while others manage to keep balance with their object while moving sideways.
102** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioWorld2YoshisIsland'':
103*** The Needlenose is a single-headed Pokey that bounces over a stretching cactus base. Strangely, some are dropped from above by balloons.
104*** A special variant of Piranha Plant called Wild Ptooie Piranha appears. Despite its name, it has no direct connection with the Ptooies. Instead of juggling with Spike Balls, it shoots Needlenoses at Yoshi and Baby Mario. It takes three egg shots to be defeated.
105** ''VideoGame/SuperMario64'': Most Piranha Plants in this game are sleeping. Mario (and the other characters in the Nintendo DS remake) have to walk slowly when approaching them to avoid waking them up (and hitting them while asleep is the only way to defeat them).
106** ''VideoGame/SuperMarioGalaxy'': A purple-headed species known as Spiny Piranha Plant appears. It will perform a slow, but strong pound at Mario with its own head. As it tries to recover, you have to stomp it to defeat it.
107** ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosWii'': The Bramball is a sentient plant with a Pokey-like head and arc-shaped thorny legs and paws similar to suction cups. It moves around by carefully bowing the hind-placed leg forward, always make sure to step onto a ground that is at the same level as that where the enemy itself is standing. It makes a return in ''VideoGame/NewSuperMarioBrosU''.
108** ''VideoGame/SuperMario3DWorld'': The game introduces the Piranha Creepers, which have long, spiky stems which are harmful upon contact. The ones that are awake (colored purple) will slither around the ground or the air back and forth, while the asleep ones (colored blue) will remain static and will only retract as Mario and his friends attack them (if attack ceases, then the Creeper will extend back and then resume rest). Both types are featured in ''VideoGame/SuperMarioMaker2'' as well.
109* ''VideoGame/WardenMelodyOfTheUndergrowth'': One enemy type encountered in the game is a living creeper vine that wields a weapon.
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113* ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'': The giant Mycelium in "Camp Fear" has an army of [[MushroomMan Mushroom]] Mooks.
114* ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'': Bushroot tends to use plants as {{Mooks}} because he's a [[PlantPerson plant duck]] himself.
115* ''WesternAnimation/{{Ewoks}}'': The page illustration are of the Fftssfft from "To Save Deej". Known as "dandelion warriors", they are a semi-sapient botanical species characterized by sharp yellow quills.
116* ''WesternAnimation/TheHerculoids'': When a [[GreenRocks glowing meteor]] lands on their home world, the titular creatures find themselves battling common, harmless flora suddenly gone monstrous, aggressive and hostile.
117* ''WesternAnimation/JosieAndThePussyCats'': [[MadScientist Doctor Greenthumb]] sought to create an army of plant-creatures in the episode "A Greenthumb Is Not A Goldfinger." His EvilPlan never made it out of beta.
118* ''WesternAnimation/LoonaticsUnleashed'': The Apocazons can custom-grow plants to meet any need. Some of these extend kudzu-like tendrils to ensnare adversaries, while others can jettison toxic thorns. One variety even manages to bring down the Loonatics aircraft.
119* ''WesternAnimation/RockyAndBullwinkle'': The Pottsylvanian spies Boris and Natasha attempt to subjugate the United States by introducing the Pottsylvania Creeper to American soil. The creeper can withstand any abuse meant to kill or disable it, and it soon launches a missile made of its own tendrils that spreads thousands of its seeds across the nation. Oh, and the creeper also ''eats people''.
120* ''WesternAnimation/StevenUniverse'': Steven, [[LamarckWasRight like his mother before him]], has [[GreenThumb control over plants]] that allows him to create mobile creatures from them. Steven discovered this in the episode "Watermelon Steven", when he accidentally grows a bunch of watermelons seeds into watermelon people that look like him. Unfortunately, they're only sentient enough to see people as threats, regardless of Steven's orders, at least until [[spoiler:one of them sacrifices itself to stop the fighting]]. Steven convinces the Steven-Melons to leave Beach City, and we find out what became of them in the season 3 premiere "Super Watermelon Island".
121* ''WesternAnimation/SWATKats'': In the episode "Destructive Nature", Dr. Viper takes over an entire skyscraper using mutant plant creatures which he refers to as Plantimals. His mushroom monster assistant in the episode "Katastrophe" may also count.
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